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The Power of Waiting on the Lord - Part 1 transcript

The Power of Waiting on the Lord - Part 1

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Wouldn't it be fantastic to be able to draw upon an unlimited resource of power to get through the difficult times? Scripture describes hope of a deeper reality through which we can tap into the inexhaustible strength of God. Come and learn from Isaiah 40:30-31."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Curl, Billy
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Bath of Regeneration: Baptism or the Sinner's Prayer transcript

A Bath of Regeneration: Baptism or the Sinner's Prayer

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Many believe baptism is simply the sign of salvation already received. Others believe it is an indispensable command that legally divides those heading for heaven from those going to hell. Baptism is more important than either think."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Hicks, John Mark & Taylor, Greg
System: The Portal to Texas History
Finding Renewal by Rejoining God's Mission transcript

Finding Renewal by Rejoining God's Mission

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus' mandate to train disciples among all the people remains in effect for North America. Explore why establishing new churches is vital for us to fulfill this mission and is the key to renewal among God's people."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Harris, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jesus Proposal: The Proposal at Work transcript

The Jesus Proposal: The Proposal at Work

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are trying to make sense of post-modernity. One of its positive features is an emphasis on relationship over rigid categories and exclusion. Class explores the possibilities such a cultural shift offers to the hope for Christian unity."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Shelly, Rubel & York, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men's Fellowship Dinner transcript

Men's Fellowship Dinner

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Meador, Prentice
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discipling Our Children transcript

Discipling Our Children

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Many believe baptism is simply the sign of salvation already received. Others believe it is an indispensable command that legally divides those heading for heaven from those going to hell. Baptism is more important than either think."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Hicks, John Mark & Taylor, Greg
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hearing the Sigh of Creation - Part 2 transcript

Hearing the Sigh of Creation - Part 2

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Reclaim four hidden biblical metaphors that breathe through our lives: wind, stone, fire and water. Rescue their message from the absolutes of science and the abstractions of New Age. Restore their witness. Release them to magnify the intangible."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Beaubeaux, Carmen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Worship After Utopia transcript

Worship After Utopia

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The final chapters of Isaiah address the challenges of living in a newly created community that does not yet live in the utopian world religious people sometimes seek. These chapters offer a model to us as we also live faithfully under less-than-ideal circumstances."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Hamilton, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dealing with Guilt - Psalm 51 transcript

Dealing with Guilt - Psalm 51

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The Psalms speak to personal renewal in worship and life. Look in this inspired ancient hymnal to feel its life-changing impact on our attitudes and our actions."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Woods, Clyde M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shalom Found transcript

Shalom Found

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah's vision is full of images and metaphors depicting God's shalom. Today's church would do well to recapture this vision and see that one of its principal missions is to become a place where people can experience shalom in the here-and-now as well as in the hereafter."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Ashlock, Rodney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Come to the Waters transcript

Come to the Waters

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Cox, Monte
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sermon on Christianity by Sally Gary] transcript

[Sermon on Christianity by Sally Gary]

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "We live in a world of broken hearts only Jesus can mend. A man of sorrows, filled with compassion for God's children, Jesus calls us to respond with the same tenderness that changed the lives of the outcasts of His day. He calls us to cry for the brokenness in each other's lives and to rejoice over captives being set free. Come explore what it means to be broken and how glorious it feels to be set free!"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Gary, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tears of Sorrow: Healing the Heartbroken transcript

Tears of Sorrow: Healing the Heartbroken

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "We live in a world of broken hearts only Jesus can mend. A man of sorrows, filled with compassion for God's children, Jesus calls us to respond with the same tenderness that changed the lives of the outcasts of His day. He calls us to cry for the brokenness in each other's lives and to rejoice over the captives being set free. Come explore what it means to be broken and how glorious it feels to be set free!"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Gary, Sally
System: The Portal to Texas History
Isn't Jesus the Only Way? transcript

Isn't Jesus the Only Way?

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The U. S. is now the most religiously diverse nation in the world. How should Christians respond? Since Jesus is the only way, can Christians honor religious diversity? Can Christians grow spiritually through the encounter with other religions?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Patty, Stacy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Power of Centering Prayer - Part 1 transcript

The Power of Centering Prayer - Part 1

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Centering prayer is a method that encourages one to stop, sit down, shut up and listen. This is needed in a culture that values speed over depth. The goal of centering prayer is to be still and quiet long enough to experience the transforming presence of God."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Reid, Stan
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Church as Story-Formed Community - Part 1 transcript

The Church as Story-Formed Community - Part 1

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "These authors will be presenting material from the fourth volume in the 'Heart of the Restoration' series. How do we best account for the church? These authors suggest that the church is primarily the community that lives within the story of God."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Foster, Doug; Harris, Randy & Love, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Embracing and Experiencing the Presence of God transcript

Embracing and Experiencing the Presence of God

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "What happens when the church allows itself to be moved by the working of the Spirit? What are the practical implications for today? What will renewal look like? Can we handle God's renewal, or do we want to remain in control?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Walls, Benny R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jesus Proposal: Being God's Child - Event or Process? transcript

The Jesus Proposal: Being God's Child - Event or Process?

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are trying to make sense of post-modernity. One of its positive features is an emphasis on relationship over rigid categories and exclusion. Class explores the possibilities such a shift offers to the hope for Christian unity."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Shelly, Rubel & York, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeking God in Praise and Worship transcript

Seeking God in Praise and Worship

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah saw the Lord high and exalted. David danced before the Lord. We strive to enter into His presence, but how? Let's start the journey together."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Hagood, Fate, III
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Power of Waiting on the Lord - Part 2 transcript

The Power of Waiting on the Lord - Part 2

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Wouldn't it be fantastic to be able to draw upon an unlimited resource of power to get through the difficult times? Scripture describes hope of a deeper reality through which we can tap into the inexhaustible strength of God. Come and learn from Isaiah 40:30-31."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Curl, Billy
System: The Portal to Texas History
African Science and Western Spirits transcript

African Science and Western Spirits

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Based on their experiences in Africa, John and Sara will explore cultural issues and themes. They will consider what other cultures and people can teach us about our world and about the kingdom of God."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Barton, John & Barton, Sara
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mission: Our Mission from a Post-Structuralist transcript

Mission: Our Mission from a Post-Structuralist

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "'Where are we headed?' is a popular question about today's church, and for many the most disturbing. Come explore this question historically, generationally and personally. We will apply what we learn to questions of personal transformation, church unity, and our future in the great commission."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: McLaughlin, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History
How We Got Here transcript

How We Got Here

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Hopelessness haunts the globe and many corners of the church. Class examines our current setting and strategies for being agents of hope by telling the story effectively and authentically 'being the church.'"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Anderson, Lynn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Those Who Wait Upon the Lord transcript

Those Who Wait Upon the Lord

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Taylor, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History